NPA declare unilateral ceasefire on Christmas and New Year
The Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines has declared a unilateral four-day ceasefire on Christmas eve and New Year.
The CPP Central Committee ordered its New People’s Army guerilla forces to implement the four-day ceasefire from 00.00 of December 25 to 23:59 of December 26 and on 00:00 of December 31 to 23:59 of January 1, 2026.
The Philippine Army in Northern Mindanao, however, said they will continue their offensive against the rebels despite the ceasefire announcement.
Major Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of Army’s 4th Infantry Division said the unilateral ceasefire call by the rebels should be an occasion for rebels to think if they should continue the armed struggle.
Martinez said based on their data, NPA forces in the Caraga region are now down to 27 armed fighters while only 47 fighters remain in the Bukidnon area.
Alamada mayor, 7 others dismissed from service
For allowing the construction of a 2.83 megawatt hydro power plant in a forest protected area in North Cotabato, the Office of Ombudsman dismissed Mayor Jesus Sacdalan and seven barangay chairpersons in Alamada town.
The Department of Interior and Local Government in Region 12 carried out on Thursday, December 11, the order dismissing Mayor Sacdalan and the 7 barangay officials who were earlier found guilty for grave abuse and misconduct.
The Office of the Ombudsman ordered their dismissal last November 21 after Sacdalan and his co-accused signed clearances allowing Euro Hydro Power Asia to construct the hydro power plant along Libungan River, a protected forest reserve area.
Sacdalan’s son, Alamada town Vice Mayor Victor Sacdalan, assumed his vacated office.
Suspect in murder of school principal killed in Maguindanao del Sur
A joint Army and Police operation resulted to the death of a suspect believed to be responsible to the killing of a school official and four others in Maguindanao del Sur.
Brigadier General Edgar Catu, commander of the 601st brigade, told reporters that the suspect, identified as Norodin Andig , a resident of Rajah Buayan town in Maguindanao del Sur, fired first at the soldiers and police offices when they tried to arrest them in Datu Abdullah Sangki town last Sunday.
Catu said Andig was facing several warrants of arrests for the murder of Alamansa Ambiton, principal of Sapakan Elementary School in Rajah Buayan last June 10, 2025.
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